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Friday, January 21, 2011

Try Eating This Guy With Melted Butter...

It's been such a long time since I've shared some sketches here on the blog. There was a time when this was a daily sketch blog. Many characters were born here, so it's fitting that January be the debut of an all-new character. Affectionately named Lobster Jones for now (he'll keep evolving), this guy was inspired by an awesome conversation I had with fellow illustrator, Michaele Razi. I found her blog a few weeks ago. Fast forward to last night when we had an amazing conversation about art, tv shows, books and just life in general as an artist. When we were done, I had to run to a life drawing class that I ended up missing because I was itching to draw. Lobster Jones was the result of a great talk with an inspiring artist. Do yourself a favor and follow her blog or check out her portfolio. You'll be glad you did.

And be on the look out for more sketches, because I enjoy the helpful posts I do here, but the sketches help me. :D

Dennis, what a blast seeing your clever self expressed graphically again! While I find your marketing tips so very helpful and look forward to them eagerly, you are, after all, an artist first. Thanks for the reminder to be true to our passions. By the way, my Karate sensei spouse says he'd hate to meet Lobster Jones in the ring! What a wicked reach!

He's brilliant! Wow, I feel so honored that I helped inspire a character so flipping awesome! Can't wait to see what Lobster Jones (love the name) chooses to do with his fabulosity. Oh, I can tell he's trouble though and he's going to be fun to watch! Such nice work, Dennis! xo

This guy looks like he'll eat us! Amazing drawing. How long does it take you to create something like this? With your talent I'll bet the idea comes out of your head and on to the sketch pad pretty fast.

Love your new character Lobster Jones. Dennis, you are so talented. In ancient times (pre-photo shop and other online tools), major advertising agencies such as BBDO had a group of artists called "sketch men" (and they were mainly men), whose sole job was to transform creative ideas into sketches to illustrate to the client what a final ad would look like (the sketch eventually replaced with a photo). Alas, the sketch men in agencies are gone but live on in artists like Dennis.

Wow, I really appreciate the feedback on this post. Who knew a simple sketch would get such a positive reaction. I'll have to share more and show you the progress on Mr. Jones, who is not a good or bad guy, he just goes with what feels right at the moment.

Oh my gosh Dennis that's so cool that you find time to draw. I've been so busy with freelance work! It's great but I've never had this much work and I'm kind of delirious. How do you handle it and find time to draw for yourself?

Tanoshiboy started off as a nickname but is now the design and illustration blog for Salvatier Studios. Here you can see new original sketches, works-in-progress, finished work, and read about creative inspiration and knowledge on branding and marketing. I started this blog to share my passion and experiences in design with fellow artists and those in need of design.

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